What We Do
Child Education
Ensuring every child has the right to quality education (SDG 4) is our primary mission. We focus on underprivileged children to ensure inclusive and equitable education, which is the key to ending poverty (SDG 1) in the long run.
Key Activities: Operating non-formal primary education centers, providing school supplies, and preventing school dropouts through guardian awareness campaigns.
Children and Adolescent Voice
"Investing in the future of Bangladesh by nurturing child-led advocacy and youth leadership. By providing quality education (SDG 4), mental health support (SDG 3), and climate adaptation tools, SORA ensures every young mind has the voice and the power to drive social change."
Key Activities: Establishing adolescent "Kishore-Kishori" clubs, providing mental health counseling, and organizing sports and cultural programs for holistic growth.
Women Empowerment
We believe that empowering women is the cornerstone of social reconstruction. Our initiatives focus on achieving gender equality (SDG 5) by giving women the tools to lead and earn. By providing vocational training, we promote sustained, inclusive, and sustainable economic growth and decent work for all (SDG 8), enabling women to become financially independent.
Key Activities: Leadership training for grassroots women, providing micro-entrepreneurship support, and forming self-help groups (SHGs) for financial inclusion.
Eliminating Discrimination Against Women
Fostering a world free from violence and inequality is central to our mission of achieving gender equality (SDG 5). We work to eliminate all forms of discrimination and violence against women and girls in the public and private spheres, ensuring peace and justice (SDG 16).
Key Activities: Sensitization workshops for community leaders, legal counseling for victims of abuse, and "Stop Child Marriage" campaigns.
Autism and Disability Welfare
SORA advocates for a society where "disability" is seen as a "different ability." By providing specialized support, we work towards reducing inequalities (SDG 10) and ensuring that persons with disabilities have access to decent work and economic growth (SDG 8).
Key Activities: Providing physiotherapy and speech therapy, vocational training for persons with disabilities, and advocating for inclusive public infrastructure.
Agricultural Development & Homestead Gardening
To ensure food security and improve nutrition (SDG 2), we promote sustainable agriculture. SORA encourages "Homestead Gardening" to help families achieve self-sufficiency, which also contributes to the responsible consumption and production (SDG 12) of organic food.
Key Activities: Distributing high-quality organic seeds, training farmers on climate-smart agriculture, and promoting vermicompost and vertical gardening.
Peace, Justice, and Anti-Trafficking
SORA stands as a shield for the marginalized, promoting peaceful and inclusive societies (SDG 16). We are committed to combating human and child trafficking by providing survivors with access to justice and rehabilitation. At the grassroots level, we build accountable institutions and community-led vigilance committees to prevent exploitation and ensure a safe, crime-free environment for every citizen.
Key Activities: Providing free legal aid for the underprivileged, human rights awareness workshops, Anti Trafficking awareness and monitoring/reporting rights violations.
Climate Action
As a frontline organization in a climate-vulnerable region, we take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts (SDG 13). SORA works to build "Climate Resilient Communities" and focuses on making settlements inclusive, safe, and resilient (SDG 11) through disaster preparedness and sustainable infrastructure.
Key Activities: Community-led disaster preparedness training, constructing flood-resilient shelters, and promoting sustainable adaptation techniques.
Environmental Resilience
"We are committed to a sustainable future by integrating climate change adaptation into our environmental conservation efforts (SDG 15). By leading massive afforestation projects and sustainable waste management, SORA protects biodiversity and restores the ecosystems essential for shielding our planet - and our people - from the growing threats of a changing climate."
Key Activities: Annual tree plantation drives, plastic-free zone campaigns, and community awareness on biodiversity conservation.
Anti-Drug Initiatives
Protecting the youth from drug addiction is vital for ensuring healthy lives and promoting well-being (SDG 3). SORA works on prevention and referral services to strengthen the prevention and treatment of substance abuse.
Key Activities: Anti-drug rallies in educational institutions, community-based monitoring, and counseling for recovering addicts.
Library Management
We promote lifelong learning opportunities for all by ensuring access to quality education (SDG 4). SORA fosters a "Knowledge Society" where information is accessible to everyone, reducing the information gap and promoting reduced inequalities (SDG 10).
Key Activities: Establishing community and mobile libraries, organizing book reading competitions, and providing digital learning resources.
Fisheries and Livestock
By boosting rural economies through animal husbandry, SORA contributes to ending poverty in all its forms everywhere (SDG 1). Our technical support in fisheries also promotes the sustainable use of aquatic resources, supporting the goal of zero hunger (SDG 2).
Key Activities: Training on scientific fish farming, livestock vaccination camps, and helping families set up small-scale poultry or cattle farms.
Health, Nutrition, and Food Safety
"Improving community health is a core priority for SORA. We focus on reducing maternal mortality and ending preventable deaths of newborns and children (SDG 3) by integrating quality healthcare with stringent food safety standards. By promoting nutritional security, clean water, and sanitation (SDG 6), SORA works to eliminate foodborne diseases and ensure every family has access to the safe, healthy sustenance they need to thrive."
Key Activities: Satellite clinics for maternal care, hygiene and sanitation (WASH) workshops, and nutrition support for malnourished children.
Research and Training
SORA uses evidence-based approaches to ensure our programs are effective. By building capacity and sharing knowledge, we strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development (SDG 17).
Key Activities: Conducting socio-economic impact studies, professional capacity-building training for social workers, and data-driven policy advocacy.
Gender Equality and Third Gender Inclusion
SORA believes in a society where identity does not determine opportunity. By advocating for the rights of all genders, including the transgender (Third Gender) community, we actively work towards achieving Gender Equality (SDG 5) and Reduced Inequalities (SDG 10). Our mission is to integrate marginalized gender groups into the mainstream economy and ensure their social acceptance.
Key Activities: Sensitization programs for social inclusion of the third gender, advocacy for their legal rights, and creating gender-sensitive environments in workplaces and educational institutions.
Digital Skills & Growth
In the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, SORA is committed to transforming our youth into a skilled workforce. By providing high-quality training in Digital Marketing and Freelancing, we promote Decent Work and Economic Growth (SDG 8). This program also supports Quality Education (SDG 4) by equipping the underprivileged with modern digital skills, enabling them to compete in the global marketplace.
Key Activities: Operating specialized IT training centers, providing hands-on courses on Digital Marketing and Graphic Design, and mentoring students to build successful careers on international freelancing platforms.